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Books Read in 2019

Members: 96 participating members (show all)

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1
My Sister, the Serial Killer
by Oyinkan Braithwaite
1,894 members, 179 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: shamikasingleton (1), WalterFurtak (1), Rocco122142 (1), CaliQ551 (1), sturlington (3), librookian (10), booksinbed (18), Peace2 (24), ahef1963 (33), freelunch (66), souloftherose

Score: 29.49

Explanations:

ahef1963 (33): Disappointing.

2
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
2,519 members, 143 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: HxBuff (1), Lauranthalas (1), Rocco122142 (2), CaliQ551 (2), cmtl (3), ValarieDiPietro (3), DeboraNunes (6), m_island (96), rretzler (102)

Score: 25.9

3
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
5,803 members, 380 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: bovical (1), jjlenning (1), dara85 (1), HxBuff (2), amip73 (2), Rchlwtsn (3), edparks (22), elkiedee (79)

Score: 24.96

4
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders
4,069 members, 272 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: brhill45 (1), ThiaCoan (1), pitjrw (2), elkiedee (7), aethercowboy (14), blackdove07 (18), acousticmoose (22), FAMeulstee

Score: 20.73

5
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
34,596 members, 1,028 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: bovical (1), pitjrw (1), Simontracy (2), Alguien (4), librookian (43), edparks (68), booksinbed (71), Edward

Score: 20.25

6
The Fifth Season
by N. K. Jemisin
4,641 members, 261 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: lorannen (1), jjlenning (2), leslie.98 (2), aqeeliz (2), dhm (7), DeusXMachina (15)

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 16.58

7
Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
5,714 members, 354 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: amip73 (1), ValarieDiPietro (1), ahef1963 (9), AnotherAge (18), Peace2 (21), dara85 (22), Laura1124 (29)

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 15.69

Explanations:

ahef1963 (9): One of the best memoirs I've ever read. Deeply disturbing.

8
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
13,357 members, 1,061 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (1), MaddieBloom (1), aqeeliz (4), cmtl (10), souloftherose

Score: 14.46

9
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
110,433 members, 1,845 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (1), MelanieTid (1), Ape (6), chwiggy (27), briarhills (75)

Score: 13.67

10
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
8,806 members, 429 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: Simontracy (1), HxBuff (3), cmtl (8), aethercowboy (8), Rchlwtsn (50)

Score: 13.3

11
The Woman in the Window
by A. J. Finn
3,595 members, 252 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: cjohn616 (1), Rocco122142 (3), ahef1963 (5), yvonnekins (5)

Score: 12.39

Explanations:

ahef1963 (5): Mediocre.

12
The City in the Middle of the Night
by Charlie Jane Anders
732 members, 33 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: tsingtao (1), Lauranthalas (3), trantor (38), Rtrace (52), revbean

Score: 12.39

13
The Only Harmless Great Thing
by Brooke Bolander
343 members, 30 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: jmiserak (1), sturlington (16), trantor (35), Rtrace (35), m_island (41), souloftherose

Score: 12.25

14
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
67,266 members, 1,214 reviews
4.41 stars (4.41 stars)

Lists: rayski (2), DeusXMachina (3), merrystar (6), MelanieTid (14), Rchlwtsn (19), shadrach_anki (116)

Thumbs down: CaliQ551

Score: 12.16

15
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling
92,015 members, 904 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (2), MelanieTid (2), Ape (8), andomck

Score: 11.78

16
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by Kate Atkinson
1,684 members, 95 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (2), cmtl (5), Rchlwtsn (34), peterveen (34), rretzler (91)

Score: 10.65

18
The Wall
by John Lanchester
449 members, 42 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (4), booksinbed (20), sturlington (23), Peace2 (28), elkiedee (61)

Score: 9.72

19
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling
82,227 members, 1,487 reviews
4.42 stars (4.42 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (5), MelanieTid (7), zottel (7), Ape (13)

Score: 9.7

20
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
2,775 members, 230 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: ThiaCoan (2), Lauranthalas (2), ahef1963 (81), peterveen (91)

Score: 9.36

21
Big Money
by P. G. Wodehouse
704 members, 8 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: Bookworm_Monkey75 (1), Rtrace (2), Rchlwtsn (22)

Score: 9.21

22
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
0 members, 0 reviews

Lists: Parker51 (1), Simontracy (3), Rchlwtsn (14)

Score: 9.11

23
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng
5,293 members, 288 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (3), DeboraNunes (7), Laura1124 (12), Rchlwtsn (70)

Score: 9.03

24
The Stranger
by Albert Camus
30,312 members, 415 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: mbhynek (1), chwiggy (22), Rchlwtsn (26), rretzler (66)

Score: 9.02

25
Becoming
by Michelle Obama
4,882 members, 249 reviews
4.44 stars (4.44 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (3), Rchlwtsn (17), booksinbed (66), Peace2 (84), FAMeulstee

Score: 8.79

Explanations:

ahef1963 (3): Excellent.

26
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
27,793 members, 530 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: HxBuff (4), blackdove07 (6), Rchlwtsn (43), Edward

Score: 8.67

27
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata
1,390 members, 114 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), DeboraNunes (10), VW_Williams (16)

Score: 8.25

28
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett
28,903 members, 689 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: greeneyed_ives (11), trantor (34), rretzler (44), briarhills (70), DisassemblyOfReason (76)

Score: 8.14

29
The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story
by Marie Kondo
284 members, 20 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: MaddieBloom (2), shadrach_anki (4), Rchlwtsn (36)

Score: 7.83

30
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition
by Stephen King
17,091 members, 328 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2), jmiserak (3), SirThomas (104)

Score: 7.66

Explanations:

ahef1963 (2): Absolutely wonderful story-telling and myth-making. I loved it.

31
The Word is Murder
by Anthony Horowitz
1,095 members, 86 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: blackdove07 (2), Bookworm_Monkey75 (3), Bookmarque (106)

Score: 7.65

32
The Raven Tower
by Ann Leckie
886 members, 51 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: rretzler (37), m_island (45), Rtrace (84), peterveen (87), revbean, souloftherose

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 7.43

33
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
15,218 members, 319 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: MaddieBloom (3), rretzler (15), SirThomas (145), FAMeulstee

Score: 7.28

34
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh
1,274 members, 64 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (3), sturlington (10), VW_Williams (18)

Score: 7.23

35
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
90,126 members, 881 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: MelanieTid (3), Ape (9), Rchlwtsn (29)

Score: 7.07

37
Virgil Wander
by Leif Enger
483 members, 37 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: squeedunk (1), edparks (3)

Score: 7.04

38
Circe
by Madeline Miller
5,040 members, 287 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: DeboraNunes (8), peterveen (19), trantor (58), Rchlwtsn (99)

Score: 7.01

39
Wild Country
by Anne Bishop
225 members, 16 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: jmiserak (2), m_island (20), shadrach_anki (28)

Score: 6.99

40
The Testaments
by Margaret Atwood
3,224 members, 155 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: librookian (44), trantor (49), Rtrace (65), booksinbed (73), Dilara86 (162)

Score: 6.96

41
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson
2,034 members, 55 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: dhm (2), MelanieTid (11), Rchlwtsn (67)

Score: 6.96

42
Unseen Academicals
by Terry Pratchett
5,229 members, 167 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (5), merrystar (55), DisassemblyOfReason (70), briarhills (97)

Score: 6.8

43
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
86,538 members, 808 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: MelanieTid (4), Ape (10), Rchlwtsn (35)

Score: 6.72

44
There There
by Tommy Orange
2,454 members, 130 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Bookworm_Monkey75 (2), booksinbed (19), peterveen (64)

Score: 6.69

45
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
by Neal Stephenson
839 members, 37 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: jsburbidge (3), dhm (16), trantor (45)

Score: 6.58

46
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
86,121 members, 774 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: MelanieTid (5), Ape (11), Rchlwtsn (37)

Score: 6.49

47
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by Douglas Adams
12,497 members, 102 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: SirThomas (1), Rchlwtsn (7)

Score: 6.46

48
It Had to Be You
by David Nobbs
31 members, 0 reviews
3.38 stars (3.38 stars)

Lists: booksinbed (6), cmtl (9), Rchlwtsn (47)

Score: 6.39

49
The Tea Master and the Detective
by Aliette de Bodard
378 members, 30 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: m_island (17), Rtrace (30), trantor (39), Dilara86 (173)

Score: 6.38

50
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux
10,261 members, 166 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: Karinn86 (1), Rchlwtsn (8)

Score: 6.38

51
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
2,156 members, 204 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: Lauranthalas (5), briarhills (9), m_island (69)

Score: 6.37

52
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
8,335 members, 288 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: acousticmoose (1), Rchlwtsn (9)

Score: 6.31

53
The Calculating Stars
by Mary Robinette Kowal
1,278 members, 88 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (7), trantor (14), jsburbidge (27)

Score: 6.28

54
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
87,646 members, 859 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: MelanieTid (6), Ape (12), Rchlwtsn (42)

Score: 6.28

55
Crooked House
by Agatha Christie
2,823 members, 60 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1), Rchlwtsn (10)

Score: 6.25

56
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
2,939 members, 57 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (20), Bookmarque (42), m_island (70), souloftherose

Score: 6.22

57
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang
2,299 members, 248 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: paulstalder (1), Rchlwtsn (11)

Score: 6.2

58
The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
8,300 members, 599 reviews
3.45 stars (3.45 stars)

Lists: yvonnekins (2), jmiserak (4)

Score: 6.19

59
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
14,697 members, 436 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: rayski (1), cmtl (7), Edward

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 6.18

60
Abaddon's Gate
by James S. A. Corey
2,139 members, 98 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (6), trantor (10), m_island (74)

Score: 6.17

61
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
1,457 members, 83 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: lorannen (3), Rchlwtsn (32), booksinbed (60)

Score: 6.16

62
Warlight
by Michael Ondaatje
1,501 members, 84 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: Parker51 (8), peterveen (8), booksinbed (68)

Score: 6.15

63
Persepolis Rising
by James S. A. Corey
989 members, 46 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: trantor (24), Rtrace (38), m_island (78), souloftherose

Score: 6.14

64
Age of enlightenment
by Peter Gay
356 members, 5 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: DisassemblyOfReason (1), Rchlwtsn (13)

Score: 6.11

65
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
19,611 members, 358 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (6), chwiggy (12), Rchlwtsn (69)

Score: 6.09

66
Vinegar Girl
by Anne Tyler
1,406 members, 206 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (4), AnotherAge (17), Rchlwtsn (92)

Score: 6.09

67
Origin
by Dan Brown
3,782 members, 151 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: MaddieBloom (4), Caramellunacy (18), SirThomas (91)

Score: 6.07

68
If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again
by Zen Cho
36 members, 8 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (31), DeusXMachina (45), briarhills (63), souloftherose

Score: 6.04

69
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
33,064 members, 628 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (10), Rchlwtsn (15), Michael.Rimmer (32)

Score: 5.96

Explanations:

ahef1963 (10): A lot of fun!

70
A Brightness Long Ago
by Guy Gavriel Kay
351 members, 20 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: jsburbidge (6), merrystar (30), trantor (32)

Score: 5.95

71
Ghost Wall
by Sarah Moss
615 members, 48 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (15), booksinbed (61), Lauranthalas

Score: 5.92

72
The Friend
by Sigrid Nunez
865 members, 64 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: DeboraNunes (9), booksinbed (23), peterveen (28)

Score: 5.88

73
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams
15,988 members, 161 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (11), Rchlwtsn (16), Michael.Rimmer (33)

Score: 5.87

Explanations:

ahef1963 (11): Fell flat. Not planning to read the rest of the books.

74
Caliban's War
by James S. A. Corey
2,603 members, 127 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (1), trantor (8), m_island (73)

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 5.75

75
The Wrong Side of Goodbye
by Michael Connelly
1,665 members, 76 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: m_island (3), MaddieBloom (5)

Score: 5.71

76
The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel
by Marie Benedict
620 members, 58 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: Rocco122142 (4), Lauranthalas (4)

Score: 5.66

77
The Institute
by Stephen King
2,131 members, 90 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: sturlington (46), librookian (47), ahef1963 (75), SirThomas (116)

Score: 5.64

78
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
21,868 members, 323 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: SirThomas (9), urnmo (23), Rchlwtsn (56)

Score: 5.6

79
Passing Strange
by Ellen Klages
299 members, 28 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), DeusXMachina (42)

Score: 5.57

80
Cibola Burn
by James S. A. Corey
1,740 members, 86 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (12), trantor (15), m_island (75)

Score: 5.54

81
Foundation's Edge
by Isaac Asimov
8,397 members, 63 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: trantor (1), aethercowboy (49)

Score: 5.51

82
Trail of Lightning
by Rebecca Roanhorse
1,052 members, 73 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (8), trantor (27), souloftherose

Score: 5.51

83
Spinning Silver
by Naomi Novik
2,172 members, 136 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (17), m_island (18), briarhills (41)

Score: 5.49

84
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
by Marlon James
1,417 members, 46 reviews
3.36 stars (3.36 stars)

Lists: trantor (9), acousticmoose (20), Rtrace (94)

Score: 5.49

85
A Place for Us
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
715 members, 59 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (16), Rchlwtsn (18), booksinbed (46)

Score: 5.48

86
The Long Call
by Ann Cleeves
578 members, 58 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (1), rretzler (54)

Score: 5.48

87
The Wych Elm
by Tana French
1,704 members, 123 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: lorannen (4), MaddieBloom (6)

Score: 5.38

88
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
by N. K. Jemisin
831 members, 34 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: alwright1 (1), souloftherose

Score: 5.38

89
The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith
5,081 members, 155 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: librookian (4), SirThomas (66), Rchlwtsn (149)

Score: 5.38

90
Milkman
by Anna Burns
1,466 members, 82 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (11), peterveen (20), Rchlwtsn (102)

Score: 5.35

91
Nemesis Games
by James S. A. Corey
1,440 members, 62 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (15), trantor (20), m_island (76)

Score: 5.28

92
The Rule of One
by Ashley Saunders
174 members, 3 reviews
3.25 stars (3.25 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (2), librookian (19)

Score: 5.28

93
Leviathan Wakes
by James S. A. Corey
4,650 members, 261 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: trantor (7), m_island (51), aethercowboy (105)

Score: 5.21

94
Beneath the Sugar Sky
by Seanan McGuire
809 members, 70 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: briarhills (10), Rtrace (21), trantor (30), m_island (71)

Thumbs down: Lidbud

Score: 5.21

95
Record of a Spaceborn Few
by Becky Chambers
1,091 members, 75 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (19), m_island (34), revbean, souloftherose

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 5.2

96
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
14,094 members, 270 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (17), Rchlwtsn (23), rretzler (74)

Score: 5.16

Explanations:

ahef1963 (17): Loved it. Makes a bold statement about the way humans are frittering away this beautiful planet.

97
The Tortoise and the Hare
by Elizabeth Jenkins
366 members, 8 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: VW_Williams (2), booksinbed (26)

Score: 5.14

98
Fool's Errand
by Robin Hobb
4,860 members, 64 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: peterveen (3), rretzler (14)

Score: 5.11

99
The Odyssey
by Homer
42,768 members, 394 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (1), FAMeulstee

Score: 5.06

100
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
31,973 members, 445 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: merrystar (2), shadrach_anki (20), Rchlwtsn (25)

Thumbs down: CaliQ551

Score: 5.04

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